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. >>> a commuter alert now in virginia. state police are on the scene of a serious multicar crash on eastbound i-66. officials tell 9 news now all lanes of eastbound i-66 have been shut down after a collision involving at least three vehicles prior to the roosevelt bridge. we are just getting in good news from these motorists. it may not look like it on this shot but parts of the lane are open and some traffic is getting through in the area. fire officials say initial 918 calls indicated the motorist that caused the crash may have suffered an emergency. several victims were transported from the scene. again, some of the lanes of eastbound 66 have reopened but traffic will be delayed for a while there. >>> firefighters are keeping an eye on the burning rubble of what used to be two homes in northern virginia. still winds helped to spread the flames among several houses in manassas near summer lake. kristin fisher has the latest. >> reporter: kathy kennedy can't fight back the tears as she looks at what is left of her home, o
. >>> a commuter alert now in virginia. state police are on the scene of a serious multicar crash on eastbound i-66. officials tell 9 news now all lanes of eastbound i-66 have been shut down after a collision involving at least three vehicles prior to the roosevelt bridge. we are just getting in good news from these motorists. it may not look like it on this shot but parts of the lane are open and some traffic is getting through in the area. fire officials say initial 918 calls...
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thank you. >>> virginia governor says there will be no confederate history month next year. the governor was widely criticized when the declared last april confederate history month. he left out anti-slavery language in his proclamation. he apologized and now has declared april civil war in virginia month. >>> montgomery county attorney bruce stern conceded to rockville businessman michael phillips in the race for the republican nod. they were separated by a few dozen votes after the ballots were counted. he faces if chris van holen in the fall. >>> iran's president defended remarks he made about the u.n. about 9/11. mahmoud ahmadinejad claims most people in the world believe the u.s. was behind the terror attack and as manuel gallegus reports, today, president obama fired back. >> reporter: president obama has strong words for iran's leader. >> it was offensive and hateful. >> reporter: the president is slamming mahmoud ahmadinejad for suggesting the u.s. government was behind the 9/11 attacks to prop up israel. the iranian president made the comment at the united nations o
thank you. >>> virginia governor says there will be no confederate history month next year. the governor was widely criticized when the declared last april confederate history month. he left out anti-slavery language in his proclamation. he apologized and now has declared april civil war in virginia month. >>> montgomery county attorney bruce stern conceded to rockville businessman michael phillips in the race for the republican nod. they were separated by a few dozen votes...
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in to northern frederick county, virginia. this is where we are desperate for rain. looks like we will have not much in the way of rain chances until late thursday, friday. we need good soaking rain to catch up. temperatures in the 50s this morning. winchester is 65. it is 66 here in washington. it is mid-60s in southern maryland. fredericksburg 63. locally a couple of spots in the 50s right now. crofton and columbia at a 9. reston is 57 manassas 61. the nice thing opposed to yesterday, today no fog to talk about. it is 86. the winds are light from the south southwest and the humidity is up 78% but not enough for fog to form. rain in the mid 'ole the country. big time showers and storms. we will watch as low pressure heads our way as we head to thursday night and friday. for us it will pass to the north. what that means is the bulk of the rain will pass to the north. in the short term, cold front up in pennsylvania. that's going to come through. we will watch that during the day. maybe a few clouds with it and a brisk wind out
in to northern frederick county, virginia. this is where we are desperate for rain. looks like we will have not much in the way of rain chances until late thursday, friday. we need good soaking rain to catch up. temperatures in the 50s this morning. winchester is 65. it is 66 here in washington. it is mid-60s in southern maryland. fredericksburg 63. locally a couple of spots in the 50s right now. crofton and columbia at a 9. reston is 57 manassas 61. the nice thing opposed to yesterday, today...
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this one in lorton, virginia. relatives say power to the home had been recently shut off and think a lit candle may have started the fire. the mother made her 6-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter jump to safety and she dropped her 2-month-old daughter down to a friend but she couldn't save two of her sons, ages 5 and 3 or herself. >>> the state of virginia putter reese is a lewis to death last nigh. the 41-year-old died by lethal injection last night. she wes the first woman executed in virginia since 1912. she arranged the murders of her husband an stepson in hopes of welcoming their insurance policy. >>> the man coined the preppy burglar is behind bars this morning after seeing home surveillance robber on tv, someone called with a tip which led to his arrest. he was pick pd up yesterday at his home. he faces several charges including burglary. >>> the meeting between the man expected to be dc's next mayor and the school's chancellor is over. michelle rhee didn't offer to resign yesterday and vincent gray didn'
this one in lorton, virginia. relatives say power to the home had been recently shut off and think a lit candle may have started the fire. the mother made her 6-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter jump to safety and she dropped her 2-month-old daughter down to a friend but she couldn't save two of her sons, ages 5 and 3 or herself. >>> the state of virginia putter reese is a lewis to death last nigh. the 41-year-old died by lethal injection last night. she wes the first woman executed...
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they say it is not confident the plan submitted by virginia, west virginia, delaware, pennsylvania and new york can cut the pollution enough to heat the goals. the agency did call maryland and dc's plans for a pollution diet a strong start. you can read manufacture about the ruling at wusa9.com. just click on living green. >>> and we were sort of living sweaty today. it was kind of hot. >> it was hot. it wasn't humid. can't be humid and 99 degrees. doesn't work that way. >> was it 99. >> it was 99 today. >> not a monthly record because daily record and the 66th time we have hit 90. >> one more 90 in us. >> we may have. take you up to minnesota. minnesota, wisconsin. a lot of showers and thunderstorms. this is a place in minnesota north of row chester. and the dam could have collapsed. we had a bunch of vacuations and houses and cars swepted up. more rain is in in the forecast for on the and tomorrow. the dam is not broken but they did evacuate. that is north of row chester and 100 miles southeast of the twin cities. for us, a different story. temperatures will go down now. 87 tomorrow.
they say it is not confident the plan submitted by virginia, west virginia, delaware, pennsylvania and new york can cut the pollution enough to heat the goals. the agency did call maryland and dc's plans for a pollution diet a strong start. you can read manufacture about the ruling at wusa9.com. just click on living green. >>> and we were sort of living sweaty today. it was kind of hot. >> it was hot. it wasn't humid. can't be humid and 99 degrees. doesn't work that way. >>...
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town, maryland. 31 miles of it would be in virginia. supporters say the line is needed to help our region stress power grid. critics say it would only serve to continue the use of coal to generate electricity. >>> time for a check on the evening rush hour. patranya is in the 9news now traffic center. >> we still can't break the delays you are seeing from the toll road all the way up to the 270 spur. still tracking all those brake lights for you. no accidents that i'm seeing out there, just a lot of volume. some folks may be running late for dinner tonight. on 66, we are seeing congestion as well. still can't break that up from nuttily to 123. nothing blocking the travel lanes all the way out to centerville at this point. in dc, nationals kicked off their games a few minutes ago. no problems around the nationals park tonight, all throughout the district. great weather to be at the game tonight. > another gorgeous day on the eve of fall, but the start may feel like summer. topper. >> we had the coolest morning so far, 56 at national. we g
town, maryland. 31 miles of it would be in virginia. supporters say the line is needed to help our region stress power grid. critics say it would only serve to continue the use of coal to generate electricity. >>> time for a check on the evening rush hour. patranya is in the 9news now traffic center. >> we still can't break the delays you are seeing from the toll road all the way up to the 270 spur. still tracking all those brake lights for you. no accidents that i'm seeing out...
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no accidents on 495 throughout virginia. that's not the case. we have a couple of accidents to tell you about. the first one, southbound, passing them out here from the lane closures to watch out for and dc itself. georgia avenue and hamilton, that's in northwest. if you're checking the rails right now. the only delay we're seeing is on the green line between the plaza and the green belt, usually the mechanical problems that are out there. back to you. >> thank you. >>> and i heard that it was the first day of fall. so how come it was about 150 degrees outside? topper? >> reporter: mother nature is confused, i'll tell you that. 93 at dulles, by the way. tieing their old record high. here is the forecast for tonight. we have removed the chance of the showers or the thunderstorms. clear and mild. both temperatures, 64 to about 72. winds are out of the southwest at 10. and temperatures right now, they are still pretty toesty, 86 downtown. 93 also in national today. not a record. 81 up in gaithersburg. 84 in frederick and also leesburg. 84 in manass
no accidents on 495 throughout virginia. that's not the case. we have a couple of accidents to tell you about. the first one, southbound, passing them out here from the lane closures to watch out for and dc itself. georgia avenue and hamilton, that's in northwest. if you're checking the rails right now. the only delay we're seeing is on the green line between the plaza and the green belt, usually the mechanical problems that are out there. back to you. >> thank you. >>> and i...
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officials will unveil it at a hardware and building supply store in sterling, virginia. democrats dismissed the strategy as recycled gop ideas such as tax cuts and improved border security. ideas they say would make the challenges worse. >>> president obama is set to address the united nations general assembly this morning. wednesday, the president spoke to world leaders at a u.n. antipoverty summit. >>> a new book about president obama portrays a national security team deeply divide over the war in afghanistan. manuel gallegus reports on the journalist that he dug up for his latest look inside of the white house. >>> president obama pushes for a way out of afghanistan in the pages of a new book. he chronicles behind the scenes battle between the administration and its military leaders over the war. watergate journalist bob woodward has had access to presidents for decades and interviewed president obama for obama's wars. he tells his secretary of state and defense i'm not doing ten years or long-termination building, i'm not spending a trillion dollars when he agrees to
officials will unveil it at a hardware and building supply store in sterling, virginia. democrats dismissed the strategy as recycled gop ideas such as tax cuts and improved border security. ideas they say would make the challenges worse. >>> president obama is set to address the united nations general assembly this morning. wednesday, the president spoke to world leaders at a u.n. antipoverty summit. >>> a new book about president obama portrays a national security team deeply...
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. >>> more than a dozen people in manassas, virginia are living in temporary shelters after a fast-moving fire burned homes. amazingly no one was hurt. brittany morehouse has more on the fire and its emotional impact. >> it burned one house to ground level, ripped through two more next door and was on its way to destroying eight more houses. >> they saved us. >> her house was in direct line of firefighters ' powerful water blast. >> my mom was in the house and she said she heard a loud noise and so she gathered herself and my nieces and went outside and couldn't see anything but black. >> reporter: behind the black, this man's house. >> my wife called me. i'm in dc. >> he said his wife arrived from wal-mart just in time to see the flames and people evacuating. >> i was asleep an they woke me up and i came outside. >> no one was hurt and no one was inside the three houses destroyed but a few people suffered smoke inhalation in the area. he says his house didn't stand a chance giving the proximity to the house that caught on fire. >> the rate of spread when houses are this close is a concer
. >>> more than a dozen people in manassas, virginia are living in temporary shelters after a fast-moving fire burned homes. amazingly no one was hurt. brittany morehouse has more on the fire and its emotional impact. >> it burned one house to ground level, ripped through two more next door and was on its way to destroying eight more houses. >> they saved us. >> her house was in direct line of firefighters ' powerful water blast. >> my mom was in the house and...
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to sneak in to virginia. we will take the rain. we sure need it. farmers are being battered by the summer heat and lack of rain we have had and another dry spell underway right now. on the weather computer we
to sneak in to virginia. we will take the rain. we sure need it. farmers are being battered by the summer heat and lack of rain we have had and another dry spell underway right now. on the weather computer we
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. >> virginia tech tough year continues. the hokies will be without williams when they face boston college. williams has a right hamstring injury. no timetable on his return. he rushed for 1600-yards last season. >>> finally the wizards begin training camp next week. a few new guys will have deals in place. they extended the contract with black and exercising the option on mcgee. black averaged 14 points and six rebounds last season and mcgee six points and four rebounds. our focus tonight is high school football. we will have a full report at 11:00. >> friday night lights and you have a quick forecast for the game. >> looks like different than last year, we cold rainy days and nice tonight. around 90 here the next several days we cool off to the upper 80s and low 70s on sunday. that's a change. we will have a full list of the record highs coming up at 7. >>> that's it for us. the cbs evening news with katie couric is next. derek will see you at 7:00. we hope to see you back leer on monday night. >> couric: tonight, presi
. >> virginia tech tough year continues. the hokies will be without williams when they face boston college. williams has a right hamstring injury. no timetable on his return. he rushed for 1600-yards last season. >>> finally the wizards begin training camp next week. a few new guys will have deals in place. they extended the contract with black and exercising the option on mcgee. black averaged 14 points and six rebounds last season and mcgee six points and four rebounds. our...
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to school today in northern virginia. in six minutes, we will talk to fairfax county superintendent dr. jack dale. what kind of day will it be for walking to and from school? howard has the tuesday forecast when 9 news now returns. we'll be right [ female announcer ] this morning, the best part of wakin' up is aroma so rich and enticing, flavor so smooth that it could only be special roast. from folgers. with the best decongestant. my choice is clear. claritin-d. nothing works stronger, faster or longer for allergy congestion relief without drowsiness. get claritin-d at the pharmacy counter. live claritin clear. isn't enough to avoid dental problems. [ male announcer ] act total care mouthwash rebuilds enamel and kills bad breath germs. [ woman ] to help avoid dental problems, act daily. >>> youtube performed the first concert in turkey last night. thousand braved the rain to hear the band. thank you for starting your tuesday with us. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is on our weather terrace with the fore
to school today in northern virginia. in six minutes, we will talk to fairfax county superintendent dr. jack dale. what kind of day will it be for walking to and from school? howard has the tuesday forecast when 9 news now returns. we'll be right [ female announcer ] this morning, the best part of wakin' up is aroma so rich and enticing, flavor so smooth that it could only be special roast. from folgers. with the best decongestant. my choice is clear. claritin-d. nothing works stronger, faster...
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he's suspected of a series of stabbings in virginia, ohio and michigan. today prosecutors in flaunt have charged him with murder and assaults. these new charges are in addition to the attempted murder charges he's also facing in michigan. >> we have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this occurred and the defendant is the person responsible. we'll get there. we're being careful, methodical. i have a tremendous team of law enforcement working with us and i'm confident we'll be able to be successful. >> abuelazam pled not guilty today. >>> we have the condition of a doctor shot at hopkins last week. orthopedic surgeon david cohen is in good condition and continues to improve. he was shot by the son of an elderly patient being treated at the hospital last thursday. police say the gunman, 50-year- old paul warren pardus became distraught after being told about his mother's condition and he shot and killed his mother and then himself. >>> the only woman on virginia death row, the only way theresa lewis will survive is a reprieve from the district court. s
he's suspected of a series of stabbings in virginia, ohio and michigan. today prosecutors in flaunt have charged him with murder and assaults. these new charges are in addition to the attempted murder charges he's also facing in michigan. >> we have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this occurred and the defendant is the person responsible. we'll get there. we're being careful, methodical. i have a tremendous team of law enforcement working with us and i'm confident we'll be able to...
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went chester way out in northern virginia, 54 degrees hugging the west virginia border and a mixture of 80s and easton and cambridge at 61 and 64. a lot of clear skies this morning. we will experience more sunshine later on today. a few clouds here and there. the 9:00, noon and 5:00 forecast shows a cool morning and temperatures in the 70s by 10:00 or 11:00. 75 noon. and 77 this afternoon. don't have to worry about the pollution being a problem, but yes it will be another one of those sniffly days if you are a ragweed sufferer. >> at least it is friday, right. that's something to look forward to. hope everybody is off to a great morning. on the roadways not all clear out almost one tieup to tell you about in silver spring area. eastbound university is closed at dennis avenue. we have downed wires in the area, as well. avoid the area. you can do that by using edgewood lane as an alternate. on the outer loop, everything is moving clearly here. the live shot at university a great example of that. we are tracking the 495 drive in virginia where you are losing lanes on the interloop due t
went chester way out in northern virginia, 54 degrees hugging the west virginia border and a mixture of 80s and easton and cambridge at 61 and 64. a lot of clear skies this morning. we will experience more sunshine later on today. a few clouds here and there. the 9:00, noon and 5:00 forecast shows a cool morning and temperatures in the 70s by 10:00 or 11:00. 75 noon. and 77 this afternoon. don't have to worry about the pollution being a problem, but yes it will be another one of those sniffly...
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. >>> two people charged with murdering a fairfax virginia man have pleaded not guilty. the suspect are george huggins and his fiance housley. the victim was shot to death last july during a robbery in downtown oakland, california and he was visiting that area for a job interview at google. >>> congressional investigators say an iowa egg farm at the center of a salmonella outbreak received hundreds of positive results for salmonella before its eggs sickened more than 1500 people. a house committee says its investigators obtained records showing that wright county egg received 426 positive results for salmonella between 2008 and this year. the company recalled 380 million eggs last month after its eggs were linked to hundreds of illnesses. the owner of wright county egg is scheduled to testify before congress next week. >>> see it coupon here? it's little. it's really little but it cost manufacturers big bucks just to give you a break at the checkout. tonight we learn that the former chief financial officer for the nation's largest coupon processor pleaded guilty to being
. >>> two people charged with murdering a fairfax virginia man have pleaded not guilty. the suspect are george huggins and his fiance housley. the victim was shot to death last july during a robbery in downtown oakland, california and he was visiting that area for a job interview at google. >>> congressional investigators say an iowa egg farm at the center of a salmonella outbreak received hundreds of positive results for salmonella before its eggs sickened more than 1500...
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virginia governor says he will not spare the life of the 41- year-old woman. lewis would become the first woman executed in virginia in nearly a century. she is scheduled to die by lethal injection thursday by plotting to have her husband and stepson killed in 2002 so she could collect a $250,000 life insurance policy. lewis supporters argue she doesn't deserve to die because she is borderline mentally retired and manipulated by a smarter conspirator. >>> iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad is in new york city for the annual general assembly of the united nations. sunday he was interviewed by the associated press. he says the future belongs to iran and the united states must except that iran has a major role in the world. >> the mothers of two hikers still being held in iran won a face-to-face meeting with the country's president. >> we are encouraged that perhaps the humanitarianism will be renewed and continued and josh and shane will be home soon. >> reporter: they spoke at a new york news conference sunday with sarah shourd hours after she returned to th
virginia governor says he will not spare the life of the 41- year-old woman. lewis would become the first woman executed in virginia in nearly a century. she is scheduled to die by lethal injection thursday by plotting to have her husband and stepson killed in 2002 so she could collect a $250,000 life insurance policy. lewis supporters argue she doesn't deserve to die because she is borderline mentally retired and manipulated by a smarter conspirator. >>> iran's president, mahmoud...
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right now already dealing with the first accident of the morning and it comes from virginia. southbound 95. watch for it at backlick road. we are losing two left lanes going northbound you are okay. continuing on to 3 t 5 northbound, everything is nice and clear from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. we are tracking 66 eastbound. no problems to report out this way through mass transit to inside this -- manassas to the beltway. north of the district from georgia avenue, continuing in to virginia crossing the american legion bridge and wrapping up with southbound 95 an the bw parkway, smooth sailing for those traveling out of the baltimore area past 198 toward powder mill and beyond. >>> hurricane earl is heading up the east coast. right now it is a category two storm an it is situated off the coast of north carolina and carrying winds as high as 105 miles an hour. the national weather service says it produced a small storm surge an minor flooding. much of the east coast is expected to endure 28 hours of stormy windy weather as earl swirls north. it is expected to stay awa
right now already dealing with the first accident of the morning and it comes from virginia. southbound 95. watch for it at backlick road. we are losing two left lanes going northbound you are okay. continuing on to 3 t 5 northbound, everything is nice and clear from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. we are tracking 66 eastbound. no problems to report out this way through mass transit to inside this -- manassas to the beltway. north of the district from georgia avenue, continuing in to...
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as we take you to the beltway, we stay in virginia. no real problems from 95 past 86 making your way up to the american legion bridge. let's move it next to maryland. didn't forget about you. tracking the 270 trip. everything is clear past father hurley to the split. and we will wrap with a look at the maps. 95 and the bw parkway, nice clean and green. you are okay making your way to 495. that's the traffic. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> well, today is the day all public school students in the dc area will hear the school bell ringing. most northern virginia systems start their 2010/2011 school year today. they are alexandria, arlington, fairfax, falls church, fredericksburg, king george, loudoun, manassas city, manassas park, orange, prince william and warren counties. now the biggest of these in our area is fairfax county with its 170,000 students, and that means many families are trying out their school routines for the first time this morning. kristin fisher is live at james madison high school in vienna, virginia w
as we take you to the beltway, we stay in virginia. no real problems from 95 past 86 making your way up to the american legion bridge. let's move it next to maryland. didn't forget about you. tracking the 270 trip. everything is clear past father hurley to the split. and we will wrap with a look at the maps. 95 and the bw parkway, nice clean and green. you are okay making your way to 495. that's the traffic. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> well, today is the day all...
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president obama heads to northern virginia. he'll discuss health care reform at a home necessary falls church. he'll be there just before lunch. >>> after that, he heads to new york for the united nations conference. today world leaders will unveil a global campaign aimed at saving the lives of women and children. it will be backed by $40 billion in funds. >>> the heads of two egg companies go before congress today. right county egg and hillendale farms are linked to a salmonella outbreak. 1600 people have become sick. investigators blame filthy conditions at two the farms. >>> district police are watching over the belongings of what some call a hoarder evicted from her apartment. they stretch for blocks. the senator of it all. 11th and otis place in columbia heights. kristin fisher is there live to tell us exactly what's going on. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. how would you feel if all of the stuff you have been collected in your home has been spread out for everybody to see. we have a lamp and furn
president obama heads to northern virginia. he'll discuss health care reform at a home necessary falls church. he'll be there just before lunch. >>> after that, he heads to new york for the united nations conference. today world leaders will unveil a global campaign aimed at saving the lives of women and children. it will be backed by $40 billion in funds. >>> the heads of two egg companies go before congress today. right county egg and hillendale farms are linked to a...
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and so they did a great job in virginia. you'll want to participate. go to our website. no name, no town. come on. it has easy. wusa9.com. click on the weather tab and follow the directions. >> you have some nice wildlife. >> yes. >> and that's good stuff. >>> coming up next. >> i hear them begging to empty the truck. >> a robbery suspect, takes the very wrong place to hide. and he barely gets away with his life. ♪ [ female announcer ] have you ever seen a glacier while sunbathing? why not? have you ever climbed a rock wall in the middle of the ocean? or tried something really wild? why not? it's all possible in the nation of why not. royal caribbean's floating nation where you're free to do anything you want. which may be nothing at all. royal caribbean international. visit royalcaribbean.com today. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classroom
and so they did a great job in virginia. you'll want to participate. go to our website. no name, no town. come on. it has easy. wusa9.com. click on the weather tab and follow the directions. >> you have some nice wildlife. >> yes. >> and that's good stuff. >>> coming up next. >> i hear them begging to empty the truck. >> a robbery suspect, takes the very wrong place to hide. and he barely gets away with his life. ♪ [ female announcer ] have you ever seen...
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card in virginia -- drivers license or i.d. card in virginia. massive shut downs plague the dmv and two other state agencies. governor mcdonnell is calling for an independence investigation. he wants to know whether the contractor in charge should reimburse the state for lost business and productivity. no word on when the system will be back up and running. >>> a reminder about this weekend's work on metro. starting friday night at 10:00, five red line stations will be closed so crews can do work on the tracks and switches. the tacoma/silver spring, wheaton and glenmont stations are scheduled to re-open 5:00 tuesday morning. >>> it looks like work on what has been called on one of the worst bridges in our area will start next year. we first started telling you about the condition of the bridge. it got cool ratings after the i- 35/w bridge collapsed in minneapolis three years ago and vdot says construction will begin next year. the agency is hoping to award a contract by february and have all of the work finished by 2014. >>> taking a look at thi
card in virginia -- drivers license or i.d. card in virginia. massive shut downs plague the dmv and two other state agencies. governor mcdonnell is calling for an independence investigation. he wants to know whether the contractor in charge should reimburse the state for lost business and productivity. no word on when the system will be back up and running. >>> a reminder about this weekend's work on metro. starting friday night at 10:00, five red line stations will be closed so crews...
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look how much of virginia is covered in this dark brown, the severe drought up to northern virginia, culpeper, shenandoah valley. in eastern west virginia, northern frederick county, this is extreme drought. we are talking about desperate need for rain, crops lost. rain chances, unfortunately, aren't that high. we have a couple but we need good soaking rain regularly. temperatures this morning, mid- 60s here in montgomery county. 63 forest stein and centreville this morning 66 andrews. millersville 67. college park at 68. 70, partly cloudy out there. nor winds at 10. dew point at 61. watch that number drop as a front has pushed through this morning. that front south and east of us. cooler drier air moving in. milder air will be pushed to the south. yesterday we were 85. today around 80. mid- to upper-70s along the bay. a few spots, culpeper, manassas, fredricksburg 82. near 80 for cumberland. in the tropics, igor hit bermuda last night and pulling away. julyly is dying and lisa may form behind me in the next couple of days. busy time in the tropics. seven-day forecast, temperatures t
look how much of virginia is covered in this dark brown, the severe drought up to northern virginia, culpeper, shenandoah valley. in eastern west virginia, northern frederick county, this is extreme drought. we are talking about desperate need for rain, crops lost. rain chances, unfortunately, aren't that high. we have a couple but we need good soaking rain regularly. temperatures this morning, mid- 60s here in montgomery county. 63 forest stein and centreville this morning 66 andrews....
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across virginia. charlie in catlett said it felt like a warm august night last night and we have muggies this morning. a touch of fog between culpeper an manassas. what we are expecting today is any low clouds and fog to burn off quickly and then we are off. temperatures will soar rather quickly to the 70s by 9:00. mid-70s. lunchtime temperatures already in the low 90s. topping off in some areas mid- 90s for highs. records on the way. >>> let's look at a couple of delayst delays in virginia. begin with the inner loop. looks like we are slow between braddock road and 66. no problems along the way. moving to 395 northbound. we are clearly below speed. stacking up from duke to king street. and we will end with a look at lee highway. this is at the intersection or where it meets military road or actually this is 495 at robinson terminal. but both roadways. they are clear. we are exciting to help kick off the weekend. it is friday. the time is 37. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting
across virginia. charlie in catlett said it felt like a warm august night last night and we have muggies this morning. a touch of fog between culpeper an manassas. what we are expecting today is any low clouds and fog to burn off quickly and then we are off. temperatures will soar rather quickly to the 70s by 9:00. mid-70s. lunchtime temperatures already in the low 90s. topping off in some areas mid- 90s for highs. records on the way. >>> let's look at a couple of delayst delays in...
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frederick county, maryland down to parts of northern virginia. on live doppler 9000 hd, i have zoomed in to loudoun, northern prince william counties. you can see it there. west of fairfax county. i need doppler, please, control room. you can see on route 50, 6:59, out of 234, if you keep going north, west of dulles and heavy rain. these are torrential downpours and they are out to upperville. northern faulkier in to loudoun right now, maybe eastern frederick, virginia seeing the heaviest of the rain. we will continue to watch that. the temperatures this morning in this tropical air mass are in the upper 60s to low 70s and with a good jumping point i think it will be a warm afternoon. especially since we will get sunshine out here. mid-70s by 9:00. showers an but as we head to the middle of the day and this afternoon, more sunshine, breezy and warm, upper 70s to maybe even 85 for a high. we'll talk about more rain coming by thursday. it is 5:01 and that means it is time for traffic. >> thank you, howard. good morning, everybody. overall not a bad
frederick county, maryland down to parts of northern virginia. on live doppler 9000 hd, i have zoomed in to loudoun, northern prince william counties. you can see it there. west of fairfax county. i need doppler, please, control room. you can see on route 50, 6:59, out of 234, if you keep going north, west of dulles and heavy rain. these are torrential downpours and they are out to upperville. northern faulkier in to loudoun right now, maybe eastern frederick, virginia seeing the heaviest of...
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we are seeing a problem in virginia, 395 southbound right now at route one, a pretty bad accident here. all lanes taken away except the right so there will be traffic heading up to that spot so let's take our live shot here on 395 you can see volume. looks like it's moving a little bit better now than when i was watching five minutes ago so slow from washington boulevard down to the scene. moving onto 270, it's going to be looking nice out there as we move onto our mdot camera. german town to clarksburg. everyone moving at speed. mom and dad should be home in no time on this route. travel times for you and some of the spots still bogging travelers down, 66 still can't break this, close to 20 minutes from 495 to 7100. on the inner loop looks like it's getting better, 12 minutes from 270 over to i-95 in montgomery county. back to you. >>> topper shutt is here with the forecast. >> rain is a strong word. we do have a chance for some showers coming up not tonight, though. in fact here's your forecast first. tonight if you want to go out, fine. in fact, quite spectacular out here. here's yo
we are seeing a problem in virginia, 395 southbound right now at route one, a pretty bad accident here. all lanes taken away except the right so there will be traffic heading up to that spot so let's take our live shot here on 395 you can see volume. looks like it's moving a little bit better now than when i was watching five minutes ago so slow from washington boulevard down to the scene. moving onto 270, it's going to be looking nice out there as we move onto our mdot camera. german town to...
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tonight going to the virginia tech game, should be beautiful for that. although you might want to take a light wrap or sweatshirt because the dry air that heated up so nicely will cool off quickly. we will be in the 50s and 80s by tomorrow morning with a light south wind under mainly clear skies. the sunset 7:31. tomorrow, another nice day, although a little warmer and breezier. temperatures going to the upper 80s. south winds 10 to 15. right now our average high is down to 83. this morning, what a great morning. had 50s on the eastern shore at easton and cambridge. had 50 from manassas. we get down to 62. look at this winchester to martinsburg in the mid-40s and cumberland 44. little taste of fall. 82 frederick, 79 leesburg, 79 andrews. petersburg in the 40s are up to 79. couple of 81s in easton. and fredericksburg is 82. so a beautiful day going on here thanks to the dry air. dew points haven't changed all day. so we have a nice dry air mass in place and humidity at 48%. nationally we need rain. we have it up north. nothing coming toward us. big storm
tonight going to the virginia tech game, should be beautiful for that. although you might want to take a light wrap or sweatshirt because the dry air that heated up so nicely will cool off quickly. we will be in the 50s and 80s by tomorrow morning with a light south wind under mainly clear skies. the sunset 7:31. tomorrow, another nice day, although a little warmer and breezier. temperatures going to the upper 80s. south winds 10 to 15. right now our average high is down to 83. this morning,...
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>>> if you live in northern virginia you may have a little extra time to pay your car and property taxes, the personal one them partnershipper had a problem and so 115,000 of you in arlington, falls church and alexandria are getting an unexpected gift. in arlington the county is pushing the due date on your tack bill back to october 15th. 45,000 bills went out last week, and another 70,000 will go out this week. if you don't know yet about -- we don't know yet about alexandria and falls church. >>> chevy chase bank is no more. they are now capital one. the mclean based company is the ninth largest bank in the country based on deposit and employs 4,000 people in the region. >>> looking at neighborhood news, it is a challenge from one local pastor. a 90 day challenge to a church to lose weight and be healthy. you can read more at wusa9.com and check on the news in your backyard at where you live on the center of the page back in a few minutes. hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or c
>>> if you live in northern virginia you may have a little extra time to pay your car and property taxes, the personal one them partnershipper had a problem and so 115,000 of you in arlington, falls church and alexandria are getting an unexpected gift. in arlington the county is pushing the due date on your tack bill back to october 15th. 45,000 bills went out last week, and another 70,000 will go out this week. if you don't know yet about -- we don't know yet about alexandria and...
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mississippi follows that list topped by west virginia. virginia is seven knot the category. the survey is by mayors against illegal guns which is headed by new york mayor bloomberg. >>> today the district board of elections and ethics will start a manual audit of the unofficial results of the september 14th primary. the board drew slips of paper from a hat on friday to determine which races would be audited. when certification is complete the board will release the results of a forensic audit. >>> time for another "living $mart" report. the government may want to snoop on your e-mail. >> the obama administration wants to make it easier for the government to snoop on e-mail and internet communications. this is our of the new york times report. the white house plans to submit a bill next year that would require all on-line communication services to be technically equiped to comply with a wiretap order that would include encrypted e-mail like blackberry, facebook and direct communication services like skype. officials say terrorists and criminals are giving up their phones to c
mississippi follows that list topped by west virginia. virginia is seven knot the category. the survey is by mayors against illegal guns which is headed by new york mayor bloomberg. >>> today the district board of elections and ethics will start a manual audit of the unofficial results of the september 14th primary. the board drew slips of paper from a hat on friday to determine which races would be audited. when certification is complete the board will release the results of a...
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up virginia beach, mid-80s. 84 on saturday. hovering in the low to mid-80s. up to wildwood, new jersey 80. probably hold in the 70s on send and labor day but still nice. looking at temperatures a little below average but a bright weekend. if you are going to the mountains, west of the divide, showers storm, 64. dry on sunday. we are back in the 70s on monday an tuesday. we will come back with a full seven-day forecast in a bit. derek and anita? >>> discovery channel headquarters in downtown silver spring is still closed down today. it's been a couple of days since the gunman armed with bombs sparked a standoff there and police released the 911 calls from shortly after that man, james lee, stormed the building lobby and held three nokes hostage. >> where are you located. >> there is a hostage at the discovery building. there is someone in the building with guns. i can see people on the floor in the building. >> there's people on the floor in the building? >> yes, i can see it. >> 911, what is your emergency. >> five gunshots in the main lobby at 1 discovery pl
up virginia beach, mid-80s. 84 on saturday. hovering in the low to mid-80s. up to wildwood, new jersey 80. probably hold in the 70s on send and labor day but still nice. looking at temperatures a little below average but a bright weekend. if you are going to the mountains, west of the divide, showers storm, 64. dry on sunday. we are back in the 70s on monday an tuesday. we will come back with a full seven-day forecast in a bit. derek and anita? >>> discovery channel headquarters in...
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in virginia, there's no hand held cell phone ban. texting while driving is a secondary offense. >>> and we want to remind you about a very important campaign here at channel 9. it's called the great hangup. it's our effort to get everyone to stop using their cell phones illegally while they are driving. if you have been affected by a distracted driver talking on a cell phone or texting, we want to share your story on the air. you can tell us your story by going to the great hangup page at wusa9.com or call us at 202- 895-5960. >>> some new traffic safety improvements in chevy chase are going to make it safer for people on foot. he was on hand today for the dedication of a pedestrian safety island. it's near rock creek elementary school. the intersection has been the site of several accidents over the last five years. >>> something that we've done because one, it is important. secondly, it saves lives. and thirdly, because we are responding to the community. the community recognized the problem and we responded promptly. >> officials
in virginia, there's no hand held cell phone ban. texting while driving is a secondary offense. >>> and we want to remind you about a very important campaign here at channel 9. it's called the great hangup. it's our effort to get everyone to stop using their cell phones illegally while they are driving. if you have been affected by a distracted driver talking on a cell phone or texting, we want to share your story on the air. you can tell us your story by going to the great hangup page...
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good morning, virginia. heading eastbound, plus ten minutes to get from 234 to 28 and 50 to 123 is also another plus five. on the beltway patch, we are filling out from braddock up to route 50. a good amount of congestion is building. and 395 northbound looks like a slow ride from the beltway to seminary. bumper-to-bumper stacking up again from the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. now, over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> we have a living green story that's new this morning. work is wrapping up today on a new green roof at the american university school of business. it is a project done by au and its neighbors. we are joined by chris o'brien, the director of sustainability for american university and thank you for being with us this morning when i think of green roof i think of solar panels and that kind of technology but that is not what this is. >> a green roof is designed to, here in the washington area we have a concern about protecting the and cost ya river and potomac river and chesapeake bay and green
good morning, virginia. heading eastbound, plus ten minutes to get from 234 to 28 and 50 to 123 is also another plus five. on the beltway patch, we are filling out from braddock up to route 50. a good amount of congestion is building. and 395 northbound looks like a slow ride from the beltway to seminary. bumper-to-bumper stacking up again from the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. now, over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> we have a living green story that's new this morning. work...
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moving to 95 in virginia. it will be slow as well from dale boulevard all the way up to route 123, below speed all the way. check the travel times for you. on 495, 95 to 270, 24 minutes. below speed there. it is 6:30 on the dot. back to you. >>> in just 90 minutes, maryland's first slots parlor opens for business. it is opening three days ahead of schedule. the perryville hollywood casino is just off of 95, about 60 miles north of the beltway. it's home to 1500 both slot machines. owners expect to create 350 jobs and generate $100 million a year in taxes. maryland voters aproved slots four years ago. the casino will have an official grand opening on thursday. the new slots parlor has fresh competition from just a bit up the road. the sugar house casino is open in philadelphia. it took four years between getting a license and opening its doors after protest from neighbors. philadelphia is the largest city with a full casino. >>> uncle sam has a message for our local governments, clean up the anacostia river, an
moving to 95 in virginia. it will be slow as well from dale boulevard all the way up to route 123, below speed all the way. check the travel times for you. on 495, 95 to 270, 24 minutes. below speed there. it is 6:30 on the dot. back to you. >>> in just 90 minutes, maryland's first slots parlor opens for business. it is opening three days ahead of schedule. the perryville hollywood casino is just off of 95, about 60 miles north of the beltway. it's home to 1500 both slot machines....
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i like it like this. 90 northbound in virginia. that's our first camera. want to show that you everyone they're moving at speed out of fredericksburg. so making your way up towards the mixing bow. as we take it over to 395 headed northbound no problems to report out this way from the beltway towards shirleying ton. keep an eye on north capital street. everything nice and clear out here. looks like construction in the area is now gone and wrapping up the outer loop in maryland everything is all good out here. lanes wide open between 95 and the georgia avenue exit. back to you. >>> d.c. police officers have spent the night guarding huge piles of stuff. they're the belongings of a woman who was evicted from her apartment. 9news reporter kristin fisher joins us now with her story. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. so often we hear these stories of eviction and foreclosure taking place across the country but it's very rare to actually see somebody's personal struggle literally spread out on the sidewalk for all to see and that's unfortun
i like it like this. 90 northbound in virginia. that's our first camera. want to show that you everyone they're moving at speed out of fredericksburg. so making your way up towards the mixing bow. as we take it over to 395 headed northbound no problems to report out this way from the beltway towards shirleying ton. keep an eye on north capital street. everything nice and clear out here. looks like construction in the area is now gone and wrapping up the outer loop in maryland everything is all...
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starting later this month, they will be right across the river in fairfax virginia. they will open up the training camp at the patriots center with a college-style midnight madness practice on september 28. the doors open to the public at 11:00 p.m. on the 27th. >>> finally tonight, this is from a reality show in europe. they've got a watermelon target. we have a backfire problem for you as they take the melon right in the melon. >> oh. >> and now, unless that watermelon was rotten, those things are pretty hard. but if you have any speed, it looks better. she walked away unharmed. even though there is kind of a trueder film quality to that moment. >> yes, they were looking for you. >> i know. >> all right. that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. derek will see you at 7:00. have a great night. >> smith: tonight, back from the brink-- that florida
starting later this month, they will be right across the river in fairfax virginia. they will open up the training camp at the patriots center with a college-style midnight madness practice on september 28. the doors open to the public at 11:00 p.m. on the 27th. >>> finally tonight, this is from a reality show in europe. they've got a watermelon target. we have a backfire problem for you as they take the melon right in the melon. >> oh. >> and now, unless that watermelon...
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in fact, virginia governor mcdonald it is not just virginia. set south and east of wag and north and west. from hagerston, cumberland there the value he and packier con the and well ams being is the worst of the conditions. >> scott broom is cast deep in the meddle the potomac. this morning the fog formed. in the last come of minutes a dense fog advisory until neon. ing see it in loaden con the, fred reckon the, maryland there presence well am manassas to culpeper a quarter mile. orange and lake anna zero. quarter mile martinsburg and hagerstown. winchester in here out of it. on the eastern shore, by the way, easton has had some. they have come up to a mile we will watch west of town. it could seriously slow you down this morning. stepping outside, i'm seeing stars overhead in northwest. 77 by noon. 81 for the drive home. highs in ehlo to mid-80s today. right now 64 with a couple of clouds out there. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast is calling for those partly to mostly cloudy skies and patchy fog west of dc. 50s an 80s are the temperatures
in fact, virginia governor mcdonald it is not just virginia. set south and east of wag and north and west. from hagerston, cumberland there the value he and packier con the and well ams being is the worst of the conditions. >> scott broom is cast deep in the meddle the potomac. this morning the fog formed. in the last come of minutes a dense fog advisory until neon. ing see it in loaden con the, fred reckon the, maryland there presence well am manassas to culpeper a quarter mile. orange...
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in virginia later this morning. the reason, well governor mcdonnell says he wants to make sure the army national guard and emergency personnel have enough time to be in place. the latest forecast has the eye of the storm hitting 200 miles east of virginia beach but northern banks will be the hardest hit. just 1 1/2 hours ago, north carolina officials issued mandatory evacuation official for parts of the banks obvious. specificky oracoke island. about 5,000 visitors have been ordered to board ferry and head back to the mainland. residents have the option of staying but officials still asking them to leave. so far, virginia has not followed suit but governor mcdonnell is warning that evacuation orders are still not out of the question for residents along the coast that could be coming down the pipeline. there's also some risks of tropical-force winds, minor flooding and a few feet of storm surge. that's certainly on the worst side of things in terms of how bad this could be. but at the very least we can expect some ve
in virginia later this morning. the reason, well governor mcdonnell says he wants to make sure the army national guard and emergency personnel have enough time to be in place. the latest forecast has the eye of the storm hitting 200 miles east of virginia beach but northern banks will be the hardest hit. just 1 1/2 hours ago, north carolina officials issued mandatory evacuation official for parts of the banks obvious. specificky oracoke island. about 5,000 visitors have been ordered to board...
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to over northern virginia, manassas. that line of thunderstorms will continue a northerly movement and that will have heavy rain fall. i don't doubt, 1 to 2-inch rain fall per hour over the next several hours. we will fill in more rain here in washington through the next several hours. topper. >> let's look at the model now. this is our rain potential and again, you see the sharp edge of some pretty significant rain. an inch or so up to 5 inches of rain. that's why we are saying an additional 1 to 5 inches of rain is possible. so round 2, critical time. 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the bulls eye is east and southeast of town unfortunately and allow extra time tomorrow and please, if you can, tell commute, if you are lucky enough to do that. there will be more street flooding tomorrow. we love to have your pictures, e-mail them to photos, go on our facebook and dc flood if you would. now in addition to the rain, we have some winds. winds gusting to 28 miles per hour downtown. 32 miles per hour at easten and a 25-mile per hour
to over northern virginia, manassas. that line of thunderstorms will continue a northerly movement and that will have heavy rain fall. i don't doubt, 1 to 2-inch rain fall per hour over the next several hours. we will fill in more rain here in washington through the next several hours. topper. >> let's look at the model now. this is our rain potential and again, you see the sharp edge of some pretty significant rain. an inch or so up to 5 inches of rain. that's why we are saying an...
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montgomery, northern virginia. lack at manassas and culpeper, quarter mile visibility along with martinsburg to hagerstown. that's the worst. easton is a mile. national is ten miles. here in northwest some patchy ground fog, as well. we will watch for that. burn off upper 60s by 9:00. low 80s for the drive home. maybe even a 85. right now mostly sunny skies reported at reagan national the mom million bus stop forecast, mostly cloudy. there's the fog we talked about west of town with temperatures in the 50s an 80s. sun is coming up momentarily. this afternoon we become partly to mostly sunny. warmer than yesterday. 73 is all we made yesterday. today the low 80s. i may be changing this by noon to 83 or 85 or so. and then tonight, partly cloudy and cool. back between 56 and 64. looking at 50 cumberland. 64 reagan national. 56 charlottesville. where it cooled off and was able to condense out the area. college park 59. fairfax 64. reston, manassas in the upper 50s with patchy fog and andrews air force base at 59. 64 mos
montgomery, northern virginia. lack at manassas and culpeper, quarter mile visibility along with martinsburg to hagerstown. that's the worst. easton is a mile. national is ten miles. here in northwest some patchy ground fog, as well. we will watch for that. burn off upper 60s by 9:00. low 80s for the drive home. maybe even a 85. right now mostly sunny skies reported at reagan national the mom million bus stop forecast, mostly cloudy. there's the fog we talked about west of town with...
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we want to look at conditions in alexandria, virginia. jessica joins us live from old town. >> reporter: it is still coming down here in old town alexandria. it will keep coming down. we are being treated to a light rain. the sun has come up. we have daylight or at least overcast daylight. we have seen torrential downpours this morning. let me show you the scene on old town alexandria. we want to let you know that you can pick up sand bags at king and lee streets. bring proof of residence to pick up the sand bags. this around is called my thai. you will notice no sand bags. this is the situation we see all up and down king street. this is the low-lying area of old town alexandria. there is a 20-swath block that tends to get flooded when the potomac jumps its banks. there are lots of puddles. people are walking their dogs and enjoying the life in the morning in rain gear. obviously we have the potomac over here. the concerns are high tide comes to us at 1:25 today. with the amount of rain, the potomac could jump its banks. we had the indic
we want to look at conditions in alexandria, virginia. jessica joins us live from old town. >> reporter: it is still coming down here in old town alexandria. it will keep coming down. we are being treated to a light rain. the sun has come up. we have daylight or at least overcast daylight. we have seen torrential downpours this morning. let me show you the scene on old town alexandria. we want to let you know that you can pick up sand bags at king and lee streets. bring proof of residence...
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good morning, virginia. back to you. >>> this morning, campaign 2010 is virtually over in the overwhelming district of columbia and the city will have a new mayor come next year. vincent gray received 58% of the vote to beat mayor fenty. kristin fisher is outside of gray headquarters with more. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. it is not much of a party anymore. you can see that gray's election headquarters is completely quiet, but just three hours agoing the candidate and his campaign were still going strong. an they were waiting for all of those delays and the results, major delays getting all the returns in and that's what they were waiting for and that kept them up for so long but around 2:30 this morning, vince gray told a room of supporters at the washington hotel that he had indeed won. the victory virtually assures that gray will be the next mayor he faces no republican challenger in the november election. in his victory speech, gray congratulated his opponent, mayor fenty for running what he ca
good morning, virginia. back to you. >>> this morning, campaign 2010 is virtually over in the overwhelming district of columbia and the city will have a new mayor come next year. vincent gray received 58% of the vote to beat mayor fenty. kristin fisher is outside of gray headquarters with more. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. it is not much of a party anymore. you can see that gray's election headquarters is completely quiet, but just three hours agoing the candidate and...
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and 495 in virginia. happy to or all of the inner loop construction between route 7 and the dulles toll road has cleared out of the way as well as at the route 50 exit. andrea, over to you. >>> in the living well headlines, maryland officials have ordered a doctor from new jersey to stop practicing medicine in the state. authorities say three women sought abortions from dr. brigham when each was more than four months pregnant. the doctor started the procedure in his office and finished them a day later in maryland which allows second trimester abortions. he has had his license revoked or suspended in self other states two colleagues in more have also had their licenses pulled. >>> federal appeals panel has given stem cell research a green light to receive federal funding for now. the obama administration a asked the judges to overturn a lower court's order that blocked federal funding. they say the purpose of issuing the stay is to give judges the time to consider the merits of the justice department moti
and 495 in virginia. happy to or all of the inner loop construction between route 7 and the dulles toll road has cleared out of the way as well as at the route 50 exit. andrea, over to you. >>> in the living well headlines, maryland officials have ordered a doctor from new jersey to stop practicing medicine in the state. authorities say three women sought abortions from dr. brigham when each was more than four months pregnant. the doctor started the procedure in his office and finished...
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our greg is in virginia tonight where even the redskins and eagles wives are getting caught up in the frenzy of donovan's return. >> reporter: they are getting into the spirit of things. on saturday in philadelphia the redskins' wives will be taking on the eagles wives in a charity basketball event and joining us now, deangelo hall and his lovely wife jada. and jada, i know there's a lot of pride at stake and you want to win it for the guys. >> of course. we definitely want to win. go out there, set the tone and have a good night on saturday or afternoon and that way the guys can take over on sunday. >> reporter: done von mcnabb is the big -- donovan mcnabb is the big storyline. what do you think he's going to be going through his mind? >> a lot of emotions. he's going back to a place he spent a lot of time and did a lot of things for that organization so we want to go out there, you know, fight as hard as we can, get this win, you know, the last couple of weeks hadn't been the best for us so we can go out there, get this one, we will be sitting perfect in the division. >> reporter: h
our greg is in virginia tonight where even the redskins and eagles wives are getting caught up in the frenzy of donovan's return. >> reporter: they are getting into the spirit of things. on saturday in philadelphia the redskins' wives will be taking on the eagles wives in a charity basketball event and joining us now, deangelo hall and his lovely wife jada. and jada, i know there's a lot of pride at stake and you want to win it for the guys. >> of course. we definitely want to win....
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. >>> a wrestler is jailed on pornography charges in virginia. mark bargette is charged with 10 counts. detectives want to hear from anyone who feels they have additional information in this case. >>> prosecutors filed additional charges against suspected serial stabbing suspect elias abuelazam. he faced four more murder charges in flit, michigan. he's also accused of a stabbing and hammer attack in virginia. if convicted he faces life in prison with no chance of parole. >>> another person attacked near the university of maryland over the weekend. this one happened early yesterday morning in the college park shopping center parking lot. police say the victim was intoxicated when three men attacked him. a silver spring man has been charged with a series of attacks this month. police are looking for three suspects in sunday's attack. >>> a government panel is deciding on whether to allow a company to sell genetically engineered salmon to u.s. consumers. if approved by the fda this would be the first ever genetically engineered animal allowed for hu
. >>> a wrestler is jailed on pornography charges in virginia. mark bargette is charged with 10 counts. detectives want to hear from anyone who feels they have additional information in this case. >>> prosecutors filed additional charges against suspected serial stabbing suspect elias abuelazam. he faced four more murder charges in flit, michigan. he's also accused of a stabbing and hammer attack in virginia. if convicted he faces life in prison with no chance of parole....
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pa >>> for the first time in nearly 100 years, virginia has executed a woman. teresa lewis was pronounced dead from a lethal injection at 9:13 last night at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. she hired two men to kill her husband and stepson in south side virginia, back in 2002. in her final words, lewis told her late husband's daughter that she loved her and that she was very sorry. >>> a few months ago the national transportation safety board blasted them over safety issues. now they have praise for the transit agenc the gains its made in the past year. the head of the ntsb testified before a congressional hearing yeerday. she said metro rail and its system is significantly safer. now than it was in the past year when a train crash on the red line killed nine people and injured dozens of others. >> they have ne a lot of learning in the last year plus. and i believe that the metro board wasvery willing to listen to the safety board after our report was concluded. and they have taken many of those lessons to heart. and i think that they're beginnin
pa >>> for the first time in nearly 100 years, virginia has executed a woman. teresa lewis was pronounced dead from a lethal injection at 9:13 last night at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. she hired two men to kill her husband and stepson in south side virginia, back in 2002. in her final words, lewis told her late husband's daughter that she loved her and that she was very sorry. >>> a few months ago the national transportation safety board blasted them over...
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buy an energy star appliance in virginia and you don't have to pay the sales tax. governor mcdonnell declared an emergency star sales tax holiday. the products must cost $2,500 or less and be bought for personal use. >>> a belove independent captiol hill hardware store is celebrating 90 years in business. they plan a week long festivity gala including daily raffles and give aways special bargain prizes, live -- bargain prices and free gas. it started when a cabinet maker was laid off by the navy yard and went in to business for himself. >> hardware stores to me smell so good i don't know what it is. old wood floors an stuff. >> i think that is a topper thing. >> it is lumber, new stuff. we are looking at a respite in the immediate metro area. but don't let you guard down. flood watch until 8:00 tomorrow. show you titan. you can see there is a ton of moisture to the south of us. we have rain to the west. we will look a that in academy is but this is what we are concerned about. what will happen is we will be in the mid until the metro area. heavy back to the west, w
buy an energy star appliance in virginia and you don't have to pay the sales tax. governor mcdonnell declared an emergency star sales tax holiday. the products must cost $2,500 or less and be bought for personal use. >>> a belove independent captiol hill hardware store is celebrating 90 years in business. they plan a week long festivity gala including daily raffles and give aways special bargain prizes, live -- bargain prices and free gas. it started when a cabinet maker was laid off...
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>>> there hasn't been a woman executed in virginia in almost a century almost tonight. teesa louis was killed by lethal injection. >> executing a woman has not happened in thenited states in five years. 41-year-old teresa lewis was on death row in greensville. she was convicted in 20 of hiring two men to kill her husband. his name was julian cliffton lewis and her stepson in an effort to collect insurance money the two men were given sentences of life prison? prison. lewis put to death at 9:00 tonight. >> death was pnounced at 9:13 p.m. there were no complications. ms. lewis did make a last statement. she said i just want kathy to know i love her. d i'm vry sorry. >> kathy cliffton is t daughter of julian cliffton lewis. she was on hand to witness the executiotonight. there were more than 7,3 appeals made to stop that execution. >>> a mon after a cathol unversity student was murdered, police arrest a spect. he's oy 17 years old. news 4's dorothy spencer jns us with more. dorothy. >> reen, a source close to the instigation says this teenage suspect was under the supervio
>>> there hasn't been a woman executed in virginia in almost a century almost tonight. teesa louis was killed by lethal injection. >> executing a woman has not happened in thenited states in five years. 41-year-old teresa lewis was on death row in greensville. she was convicted in 20 of hiring two men to kill her husband. his name was julian cliffton lewis and her stepson in an effort to collect insurance money the two men were given sentences of life prison? prison. lewis put to...
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i said after virginia tech we should be allowed to carry guns. let's not overreact; the police are handling this. lieutenant, i didn't want to scare the others, but, uh... i think melissa walls killed janice potter and dr. brusatti. caine: dr. madsen, why do you think she did it? about a week ago, janice came to my office and accused melissa of scientific misconduct. misconduct? she caught melissa doctoring the results of her study. (electrical zapping) (grunting) (subject panting and grunting) (panting) increase the voltage. i want to stop. the experiment requires you to continue. you know you want to do this. come on, let's go. (electrical zapping) (grunting) it's hurting him. and you're hurting my thesis. ugh, i can't do this anymore. (electrical zapping) (grunting) (grunting continues) see, i reviewed melissa's findings. she did doctor her studies. she manipulated the data to fit her theory. so we had no choice but to kick her out of the program. melissa: i have her to thank for my success. i'm moving on to a better institution because of it.
i said after virginia tech we should be allowed to carry guns. let's not overreact; the police are handling this. lieutenant, i didn't want to scare the others, but, uh... i think melissa walls killed janice potter and dr. brusatti. caine: dr. madsen, why do you think she did it? about a week ago, janice came to my office and accused melissa of scientific misconduct. misconduct? she caught melissa doctoring the results of her study. (electrical zapping) (grunting) (subject panting and grunting)...
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this would be across western virginia, looking at the rain totals? 1-2 inches across the immediate metro, the potomac high lands, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, possibly 2-3 inches. a slow-moving system, potential of severe thunderstorms monday night and tuesday. we will keep the updated. partly cloudy, cool overnight, nighttime lows in the 50's. tomorrow morning, in the 60's, the sunshine peeks through, but quickly erodes as the clouds increase, showers develop. 68-73. these are the high temperatures. the extended outlook, warming just a little bit on monday, 74 degrees. a cloud cover and unstable air tuesday, 80 degrees, chance of thunderstorms. wednesday and thursday, as quickly as the rain arrives, it will move out. lots of sunshine, the high pressure, temperatures back into the middle, upper 70's. that is where we should be this time of year. we need the rain, only half an inch at dulles international this month. what is >> the rain deficit this year? >> about 7 inches at reagan national. >> coming up, a rising star at a local sc
this would be across western virginia, looking at the rain totals? 1-2 inches across the immediate metro, the potomac high lands, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, possibly 2-3 inches. a slow-moving system, potential of severe thunderstorms monday night and tuesday. we will keep the updated. partly cloudy, cool overnight, nighttime lows in the 50's. tomorrow morning, in the 60's, the sunshine peeks through, but quickly erodes as the clouds increase, showers develop. 68-73. these...
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breaking news on the execution of a virginia woman. mini melt down. you just saw the scenes and anatomy."om "gray's captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> a neighborhood in shambles after flames fly, damaging eight homes. tonight crew remained at the scene in manassas. we captured these pictures as it was unfolding. we are live on the scene right now. >> this fire was unbelievably destructive. take a look behind me. firefighters are still on the scene, working to extinguish some hot spots. a couple of homes were completely burned down to the ground. this fire started in a couple of minutes and ignited and spread as quickly. you get a bird's eye view of the inferno in this manassas subdivision. neighbors say they saw smoke at this address at 3:00 p.m. and called 911. moments later house was engulfed. >> in about 15 minutes, it was completely gone. >> eight homes were damaged, three of them destroyed. high winds calls the burning embers to jump from one house to the next. >> the man who called this in, his house is now a b
breaking news on the execution of a virginia woman. mini melt down. you just saw the scenes and anatomy."om "gray's captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> a neighborhood in shambles after flames fly, damaging eight homes. tonight crew remained at the scene in manassas. we captured these pictures as it was unfolding. we are live on the scene right now. >> this fire was unbelievably destructive. take a look behind me. firefighters are still...
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evans scores on the next play giving virginia tech a 7-0 lead. the hokey's defensive coordinator, bud foster, looking like a madman. 15 seconds t play in the first half. he runs out of the pocket trying to get to the end zone but morgan, number two on the tackle, he's short of the goal line and the clock expires. so that's it. end of the half. frank beamer and the hokies blank boston college 19-0. they were first shutout since 2006. the hokies are 2-2. how about that? >>> in charlottesville, the cavs hosting the military military institute. first quarter, no score. cavs on offense and to dontrle inman. he makes some mov a he's in for a 25-yard score. uva in front, 7-0. he threw three touchdowns. later, game tied at seven. vmi kicking it off. horn takes it at the 13-yard line. he fin some running room and in an abundance of running on the play, wow! >> he's faster than them. >> ght. 87 yards and the cavs win big, 48-7. uva is unbeaten at home. next up? florida state. >>> to baton rouge, louisiana. bill stewart and number 22, west virginia, against
evans scores on the next play giving virginia tech a 7-0 lead. the hokey's defensive coordinator, bud foster, looking like a madman. 15 seconds t play in the first half. he runs out of the pocket trying to get to the end zone but morgan, number two on the tackle, he's short of the goal line and the clock expires. so that's it. end of the half. frank beamer and the hokies blank boston college 19-0. they were first shutout since 2006. the hokies are 2-2. how about that? >>> in...